A4988 Stepper Motor Driver 3D Printer Driver Module Reprap Board with Heatsink

Description:

A4988 is a complete microstepping motor driver with built-in translator for easy operation. This product is available in full, half, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 step modes operate bipolar stepper motors, output drive capacity of up to 35 V and ± 2 A. A4988 includes a fixed off-time current regulator, the regulator in slow or mixed decay modes. A4988 converter is the key to the easy implementation. As long as the “step” input inputting one pulse drives the motor one microstep. There are no phase sequence tables, high frequency control lines, or complex interfaces to program. A4988 interface is very suitable for complex microprocessor is unavailable or is overburdened.

In the micro-step operation, A4988 chopping control inside automatically selects the current decay mode (Slow or Mixed). In mixed decay mode, the device is initially set to a fixed downtime in some fast decay, then the rest of the slow decay downtime. Mixed decay current control scheme results in reduced audible motor noise, increased step accuracy, and reduced power consumption. Internal synchronous rectification control circuitry is provided to improve the pulse-width modulation (PWM) operation power consumption. Internal circuit protection includes: thermal shutdown with hysteresis, undervoltage lockout (UVLO), and crossover-current protection. Special power sequencing.

A4988 surface mount QFN package (ES), a size of 5 mm _ 5 mm, nominal overall package height of 0.90 mm, with an exposed pad for enhanced thermal dissipation. This package is Pb (suffix-T), with 100% matte tin leadframe plating.

Features:

• Low RDS (On) Output
• Automatic current decay mode detection / selection
• Mix with slow current decay modes
• Synchronous rectification for low power dissipation
• Internal UVLO
• Cross-current protection
• 3.3 and 5 V compatible logic supply
• Thermal shutdown circuitry
• Ground fault protection
• Load short-circuit protection
• Optional step five models: full, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16

Diagram:

• Simple step and direction control interface,
• Five different step resolutions: full-step, half-step, quarter-step, eighth-step, and sixteenth-step,
• Adjustable current control lets you set the maximum current output with a potentiometer, which lets you use voltages above your stepper motorês rated voltage to achieve higher step rates,
• Intelligent chopping control that automatically selects the correct current decay mode (fast decay or slow decay),
• Over-temperature thermal shutdown, under-voltage lockout, and crossover-current protection,
• Short-to-ground and shorted-load protection.

Usage:

The driver requires a logic supply voltage (3 _ 5.5 V) to be connected across the VDD and GND pins and a motor supply voltage of (8 _ 35 V) to be connected across VMOT and GND. These supplies should have appropriate decoupling capacitors close to the board, and they should be capable of delivering the expected currents (peaks up to 4 A for the motor supply).

Stepper motors typically have a step size specification (e.g. 1.8 or 200 steps per revolution), which applies to full steps. A microstepping driver such as the A4988 allows higher resolutions by allowing intermediate step locations, which are achieved by energizing the coils with intermediate current levels. For instance, driving a motor in quarter-step mode will give the 200-step-per-revolution motor 800 microsteps per revolution by using four different current levels.

What you will receive:

A4988 Stepper motor driver module, (Quantity as Selected)

Colour could be red or green

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